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Women's Self Defense

  • Raleigh-Cary JCC 12804 Norwood Road Raleigh, NC, 27613 United States (map)

Participants will leave the class empowered with knowledge, physical self-defense moves, and conditioning to protect themselves.

Two-hour self-defense class. This intense workshop is designed for busy women and teens and will deal with assault, signs of trouble, and self-defense comprehensively and in a “to-the-point” manner.

Participants will be:

  • Openly discussing:

    • Personal Safety

    • Crime statistics

    • Personal space and assertiveness

    • Confidence through eye contact, posture and voice.

  • Role playing common situations such as:

    • Safety tips for school, work, and travel

    • Locations such as parties, parking lot, alley, and home

    • Vocalizing in an assertive but non-aggressive manner

  • Practicing and reinforcing fighting techniques including:

    • Blocks, strikes, kicks

    • Seven vulnerable points

    • Breaking out of holds and chokes

    • Fighting from the ground

About the instructor: Cyndy Yu Robinson is a 6th degree black belt and senior instructor at Triangle’s Best Karate. She has taught self-defense classes across the United States since 1990 and has designed classes for corporate settings, college orientations, and smaller groups of teens, young adults, and working mothers.

RSVP by 5/31

JCC Members: $10.00    General Community: $20.00

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Earlier Event: June 6
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